The Rose

by

Lavender Marie Bernhardt

Copyright April, 2000

Have you ever seen a rose
when it starts to bloom?
First she opens her blossom
Slowly it comes in stages
as each stage takes place
I hear her saying to me
"Just keep watching."
When the final stage
is done, she lifts her
beautify up to show me
I hear her say
"My beauty
is for you to enjoy."